News and Notices

Low risk case of COVID-19 identified at Meridian Community Centre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3, 2020

Pelham, ON – The Town of Pelham was made aware on December 1, 2020, of a positive COVID-19 result from a user who was in the Meridian Community Centre on November 24, 2020. The individual tested positive on November 30, 2020. The Town is sharing this information with the community in the interest of health and safety.  

The individual testing positive used the arena facilities and followed proper safety protocols while in the building, including...

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Christmas Market event cancelled; familiar favourites preserved in other Town events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2020

Pelham, ON – The Town of Pelham’s annual Christmas Market event, part of the overall Christmas in Pelham festivities, will not occur this year. 

After careful consideration and discussion of Provincial and Regional Public Health guidelines and recommendations, the decision to cancel the event is in the best interest of health and safety pursuant to Public Health guidelines.

Though the Christmas Market is not running this year in 2020, some of the most...

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Pelham, Fort Erie and Wainfleet get innovative in addressing legal costs, hire shared solicitor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2020

Pelham, ON – The Town of Pelham, the Town of Fort Erie and the Township of Wainfleet are pleased to announce the joint hiring of Jennifer Stirton as the municipalities’ shared in-house Solicitor.

For more than 15 years, Stirton has defended municipalities across southwestern Ontario in a wide range of cases. A graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2002, in the top nine percent of her class, Stirton also holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from McMaster...

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Memorial stone for late Councillor Mike Ciolfi placed at the Meridian Community Centre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2020

Pelham, ON – Outside the south entrance of the Meridian Community Centre is a memorial stone honouring the service and memory of Mike Ciolfi.

Ciolfi, a first-time Councillor elected in 2018, passed away in April of this year. The memorial's purchase and dedication was a private initiative by friends of the Ciolfi family, the Bozicevics, Ciminos, and Conneys.

The plaque on the stone fittingly describes Ciolfi: strong, humble, kind, and always willing to lend...

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Town’s COVID-19 reopening response wins Platinum, Annual Report Gold, in 2020 MarCom Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2020

Pelham, ON – The Town of Pelham received a Platinum award – the highest honour – in this year's MarCom Awards for its Moving Forward: A Framework for Reopening during COVID-19 operations and communications plan. 

One of the expected 5,000 submissions to various categories this year, the reopening plan received a score of 90-100 in the Crisis Communication Plan or Response category. Among the early results, Pelham is the only Municipality awarded for...

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